Stocking or sock top



Jan. s ,1924. 1,480,381

C. FEIG STOCKING OR SOCK TOP Filed 'April 20 1922 2 Sheets-Shes?I l ATTORNEY.

`Ian'. 8 1924. 1,480,381

C. FEIG STOCKING OR SOCK TOP Filed April 2o. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 By. s

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Patented `lan. 8, 1924.

IUMTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUET PEIG, 0E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoE To JUNIOR HosIEEY lCoM- PANY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA,

s'rocmNG 0E sock '.roP. f-

AApplication filed April 20, 1922. Serial No. 555,690.

cation.

This invention generally statedrelates to stockings and socks and has more particular .relation to the formation of tops therefor.

While` the`features embodying the present invention are applicable to stocking and sock vtops as a general class,they are especia-llyadapted for use in themanufacture of childrens. socks. manufactured are provided at their tops with cuffs and lpractice dictates that in use theseIl cuffs frequently become Ymisplaced, K that is the bottom edges of thecufl's are turned uplWardly. Another disadvantage resides' in the fact that a sock top frequently slips down a childs leg and assumes a position adjacent Aav shoe-top.

l It is the leading object of' thepresent invention t0 provide a stocking or sock top possessedof unique structural characteristics primarily designed .to be worn by children whereby not only is the cuff' of a stocking or sock top maintained in proper'l position` but the stocking or sock top itself is prevented from slipping` down theleg of theI wearer. A further object of the present invention is to provide a certain arrangement,v

combination and connection of parts for' attaining the results sought by'said leading object. Other and further objects not at this time more particularly pointed out will be hereinafter-referred to. y

The invention consists of the .improvements hereinafter `described and finally claimed. L V g The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanylng drawings forming part i hereof, and in which Fig. l, is a view of a stocking or sock top showing a single cu portion extended.'

Fig. 2, is a similar view illustrating the manner of fitting alrubber band over the stocking or sock top. A i Fig. v3, is a view of a stocking orsock top showing thev cuff portion turned down to FEiG, a citizen Such socks as at present g normal position over the rubber band andi further illustrating such band and the cuff itself maintained 'in position by means of French knots. F1g. 4, is a .view in section of the parts' shown in Fig.3, mdy

Figs. l5A and 6v are'views 'of' a .stocking 4or sock top having'a double .cuff portion.`

For thepurpose lof illustrating my invention -I have shown -in the accompanyingdrawings several forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since the same have been found in'practice to give\satis fac'to'ry and vreliable results, although it is` to 4be understood -that the various instrumentalities of which -rny invention consists `can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited tothe pre- '4 u cise .arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.- j

While the features `tion are applicable to stockings and socksgenerally they are' especially 'designed for use in connection with childrens socks and for illustrative purposeswill be so described.

embodying they inven- In this connection it is to be noted that the socks `may be fashioned upon a straight knit-Ik ting machine or )upon a circular knitting machine and may have single or double cuffs. If fashioned upon a straight knitting machine the usual seamat the top Vof the sock is first-.made to provide a tubulartop. .For A illustrative purposes let it be assumed that the'sock top shown -in thedrawings has beenv made upon a.' circular knitting machine. Referring -now ore particularly toFigs. l to 4, 10 designa es the tubular top and v11 a single cuff as fashioned therewith. With the cuff' 11 extended, that is turned upwardly, I place over such cuff and move downwardly to a position slightly below the upper edge of the sock top, a conventional rubber band 12. The rubber band should-be of a size to easily slip over the sock top without resorti ing to expansion thereof.. That is an easy fit should bev effected'.` With the rubber band in this position, see Fig. 2, I next-,turn down the'cu over vthe sock top including` the rubber band andattachthe cuff tow the sock top so that the rubber band is prevented from being displaced andthe cuff itself prevented from being moved upwardly with respect to the sock. In practice-French knots 13, see' Fig. 3, lare especially effective in that an orlof nainental'appearance as well as eiiicient and inexpensive stitching 1s provided.v These French knots are fashioned by means, of a- 'conventional button sewing machine.

The French knots secure the cui tothe stocking body ,at spaced intervals only. The function ofl stitching-'the culil to the stocking body 'at`"sp aced intervals, rather than by a continuous line of stitching, is that the' spaced stitching does not tend to destroy thel elasticity of the stocking.. In; ,y other words if a; continuous line of stitching isemployed, as is usual in making a .stockingy web, there is relatively little elasticity or give `to the stocking top. lillsfv ticity of the stocking top is essential in the..`

present instance becauseof the `rubber-band employed in the annular pasasge formed bel.tween the exteriorly encirclingcui' and the stocking body.v As the stitching is arranged substantialy mid-way of the top and bottom -of the c utl', an upper pasage is formed while the lower edge ,of the cuff is free of the leg l that not only are the cuffs maintained in portion Aoff the stocking. The rubber-band isjcontinuous and` normally of substantially the same length as the circumference of said leg portion. Upon expansion of the rubber-band in use, the stocking top readily yields to 'such 'expansion and causes the free,

lower edge'of the cuitv to'closely hug the stocking leg. Because the cud is secured to the stocking body 4at intervals only, a? 'rubber-band is maintained "losely in said an# nular passage and is relatively free to move.

A rubber 'band when'maintainedin a lixed position, as 1n the case where la continuous line of .stitching is employed, has the tendency lto lose its elasticity `more quicklyl Z than Awhenfitis more or lessiree to move, '4

Theabovedescribed method of forming a stockinggor .sock top provides a unique,

simple, inexpensive and practical way of commercially bettering childrens socks so proper position but the socks themselves prevented from slipping down the `legs of 'the wearer. The idea of employing conveii'tional rubber bands has-several ad yantages.- lSince the socks themselves-vare ofvaridus sizes diii'erentsizes of elastics must be employed. It especially designed elastics are employed hand work is'required in cutting and sewing the same. 'Since'rub- 5 ber bands are made in assorted sizes I` am enabled to select proper sizes from stock and cutting and sewing is therefore eli1ni' natedV Since Water does notmaterially aftervals, it being understood that a button sewing machine severs the thread at the completion of each operation.

AReferring now more particularly to Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated a stocking or sock top having ay double cuff. For instance the stocking or socktop l0 may be so knit that its top edge is" not finished. That ent. In such case lI position a conventional rrubber band- 12"adjacent the stocking or sock top and then turndown the -unnished fis no seam, welt or equivalent edge is prestop as atv a., see F ig. A.5,1 or in other words linst abovethe rubber band l2. I next turn this par-t a' over upon the stocking orsock top including the rubber band, see Fig. 6,

and stitch the double cuff-thus formed to 'the stocking or sock top.

yIt will now be .apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features ot advantage enur merated -as desirable in the statement ofthe vinvention and the above description and while I have in the present-.instance vshown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been :found in practice f to give satisfactory and lreliable results, it

is to be understood that the same, is sus-Q` reptible of modilication in various particu'- lars without departing from the spirit orscope of -the invention jor sacrificing any of `itsadvantages.y J l What I claim is:

In an article of the character stated the combination of a sock having an integrally knit cuff exteriorly encircling the top of the leg portionof said sock, means between said cuff and leg portion securing the inter mediate portion of the'cul' to saidleg portion at spaced intervals only and forming an upperl annular pasage, and i a continuous Irubber band loosely ,positioned in said pas- 'sage and normallyV of substantialy the same length as the circumference ofsaiyl leg portion, whereby the expansion of said rubber band-in usev causes the free, lower edge of said cud to closely hug saidleg portion.

In testimony whereof, I vhave hereunto signed my name.

1. f CURT FEIG. 

